Maine Governor Janet Mills reconvened the Children's Cabinet after a hiatus. They aim to address child poverty, streaml...

Arizona initiative "A Community Thrives" is a $2.3 million grant support that The Arizona Republic, Gannett Foundation...

Kansas Governor transitioning from Jeff Colyer to Laura Kelly has been marked by research dispute about welfare benefit...

Indiana lawmakers are anticipating a tight budget next year but larger appropriation for the Department of Child Services...

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has announced that foster care will expand services to age 23. By extending foster care s...

Arizona teens are not taking advantage of services to help them transition out of care. The Annie E. Casey Foundation r...

California Governor Gain Newsom was elected Tuesday and many are waiting to see what his election will mean for childre...

The Indiana Adoption Program and Department of Child Services are partnering with the Indiana Supreme Court to share sto...

California 's County Welfare Directors Association along with others are clashing over the debate around the future of c...

Alaska Native tribes and state officials like the governor and governor lieutenant criticize the Indian Child Welfare Ac...

Indiana Department of Child Services and All Pro Dad is partnering for a foster parent recruitment campaign. They hope...

California Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $50,000 contract with RaiseAChild (RAC) to support and recr...

California nonprofit County Welfare Directors Association (CWDA) sponsored Bill AB 2083 . This bill creates a framework...

California youth-led advocacy organization California Youth Connection (CYC) is the first large scale child welfare tra...

Florida nonprofit, Guardian Angels of Southwest Florida , is providing large homes to foster parents so that they may ta...

Florida Department of Children and Families former deputy George Sheldon known as the "champion for children" has passe...

Louisiana Senator Regina Barrow passed a bill to setup a panel to study how to raise up the age of foster care eligibili...

California Los Angeles County has a foundation-supported organization called the Asian Foster Family Initiative (AFFI) ....

Louisiana lawmakers have come up with $1 million in the current budget year to pay to "take care of" youth in foster care...

CALL FOR ACTION from Voice for Adoption - The latest Voice for Adoption advocacy updates can be found here . Aderh...

CALL FOR ACTION from Voice for Adoption - The latest Voice for Adoption advocacy updates can be found here . Aderh...

National - U.S. District Judge Petrese B. Tucker has ruled that Catholic Social Services does not have the right to ove...

Connecticut Department of Children and Families has been lauded as the National Child Welfare Model . The Connecticut ch...

Florida Judge Cindy Lederman is retiring. She is known for handling notorious juvenile cases and advocating for gay ado...

Louisiana lawmakers are putting together a tax deal to avoid deep budget cuts. This spending plan would shield the chil...

Illinois Department of Children and Family Service has been monitored by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois f...

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker signed House Bill 151 , first introduced by Rep. Les Gara who is a former foster youth.  Th...

California State Attorney General Xavier Becerra has announced that Oklahoma will be added to the restricted states for s...

Missouri Senate Bill 819 should improve foster care by establishing a grant program that makes money available to meet...

Colorado House Bill 1319 was signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper on Friday. This bill will allow counties to...

Alaska Legislature has passed House Bill 151 which will improve the foster care system by establishing new training and...

Colorado legislature cleared a $2.9 million bill called Improving Educational Stability for Foster Youth, H.B. 18-1306 ,...

California Senate Bill 94 will help foster youth access Cal Grants till they are up to 26 years old instead of just one...

Kansas House members are still being pressured to pass a bill they have rejected twice concerning state contracts and gra...

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has signed a bill of rights for foster parents . This bill mandates that the Department of...